- 1998 in architecture
The year 1998 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
* Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, designed by
Marnell Corrao Associates .
*Chek Lap Kok Airport inHong Kong , designed by Norman Foster.
*Jin Mao Building inShanghai , designed bySkidmore, Owings & Merrill , is completed.
*Petronas Towers inKuala Lumpur , designed byCésar Pelli , is completed.
*Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, bySteven Holl Architects, opens to the public.
*Waterside (building) opened atHarmondsworth , UK , the international headquarters of the airlineBritish Airways . Architects wereNiels Torp .
*UFA Cinema Center inGermany , designed byCoop Himmelb(l)au , is completedAwards
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Architecture Firm Award -Centerbrook Architects and Planners .
*Grand Prix de l'urbanisme -Christian Devillers .
*Grand prix national de l'architecture -Jacques Hondelatte .
*Pritzker Prize -Renzo Piano .
*Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent -Rem Koolhaas .
*RAIA Gold Medal -Gabriel Poole .
*Royal Gold Medal -Oscar Niemeyer .
*Stirling Prize - Norman Foster and Partners,American Air Museum, Imperial War Museum, Duxford .
*Grand Prix de Rome , architecture: (unknown).Births
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Deaths
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June 13 -Lúcio Costa (born 1902)
*August 29 -Erik Asmussen (born 1913)
*November 14 -Albert Frey (born 1903)
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